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American Housing Survey, 1984: MSA File (ICPSR 9092)

Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

This data collection contains information from samples of
housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Data include
year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters,
occupancy status, presence of commercial or medical establishments on
the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and
plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage
disposal, and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Questions
concerning quality of housi... (more info)

This data collection contains information from samples of
housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Data include
year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters,
occupancy status, presence of commercial or medical establishments on
the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and
plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage
disposal, and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Questions
concerning quality of housing include condition of walls and floors,
adequacy of heat in winter, availability of electrical outlets,
basement and roof water leakage, and exterminator service for mice or
rats. Data on housing expenses include amount of mortgage or rent
payments and costs of utilities, fuel, garbage collection, property
insurance, and real estate taxes. Respondents who had moved recently
were questioned about characteristics of the previous residence and
reasons for moving. Residents were also asked to evaluate the quality
of their neighborhoods with respect to such issues as crime, street
noise, quality of roads, commercial activities, presence of trash,
litter, abandoned structures or offensive odors, and adequacy of
services such as police protection, shopping facilities, and schools.
In addition to housing characteristics, some demographic information is
provided on household members, such as age, sex, race, marital status,
income, and relationship to householder. Additional data are available
on the householder, including years of school completed, Spanish
origin, and length of residence.

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. American Housing Survey, 1984: MSA File. ICPSR09092-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter- university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1989. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09092.v1

The Annual Housing Surveys have been renamed the
American Housing Surveys by the Census Bureau. Beginning in 1984, the
MSA survey comprises the survey previously known as the SMSA survey.
Also beginning in 1984, the MSA samples were based on the 1980 Census
rather than the 1970 Census. Consequently, users wishing to conduct
longitudinal analysis will not be able to link the 1984 files with
previous years, although such analysis will be possible with subsequent
years through 1993.

Methodology

Sample:
Samples of housing units from 11 MSAs were drawn from 1980
Census of Population and Housing records, and updated to include a
sample of housing units constructed since 1980.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1989-09-26

Version History:

2006-01-18 File CB9092.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.